(779) Nina

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Asteroid
(779) Nina
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.6649  AU
eccentricity 0.2251
Perihelion - aphelion 2.065 AU - 3.2647 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 14.571 °
Sidereal period 4,350 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.25 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 76.62 km
Albedo 0.144
Rotation period 11,186 h
Absolute brightness 7,849 likes
Spectral class X
history
Explorer G. N. Nikolayevich
Date of discovery 1914
Another name 1914 UB, A908 YB, A912 TE
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(779) Nina is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 25 January 1914 by Russian astronomer Grigory Neujmin in simeiz was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the mathematician Nina Nikolajewna Neuimina , the discoverer's sister.

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